Abstract:Background Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the commonest endocrinopathy diagnosed among women mainly at reproductive age. For the first time it was described by Stein and Leventhal in 1935 and defined by two of the three findings: irregular menses (oligo-/amenorrhoea), hyperandrogenism or polycystic ovaries appearance on ultrasound, provided that other causes of androgen excess and dysovulation are excluded. PCOS is very often associated with infertility, endometrium cancer, obesity, insulin resista… Show more
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